Batla House

Batla House

Year: 2019

Runtime: 146 mins

Language: Hindi

Director: Nikkhil Advani

Echo Score: 68
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Following a controversial gunfight involving suspects, a dedicated police officer faces intense scrutiny and public doubt. He must then navigate the challenges of justifying the police response while leading the pursuit of the fugitives who remain at large, all while battling the media frenzy and public opinion surrounding the incident.

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1

Encounter at Batla House: cornering five students

Sanjay Kumar is informed that five university students may be involved in the Delhi bombings and a raid is planned at L-18, Batla House. Although Sanjay orders the team to wait for his arrival, Inspector KK Singh proceeds with the operation. After the gunfire erupts, KK is killed and the building is cleared; Adil Ameen and Sadiq Khan die, while Tufail Khan is arrested alive. Dilshad Ahmed and Javed Ali escape, triggering a nationwide debate about the encounter.

13 September 2008 L-18, Batla House, Delhi
2

KK Singh defies orders and engages before Sanjay arrives

KK Singh pushes ahead with the raid despite Sanjay's instruction to wait. Sanjay arrives only after the gunshots and takes over the operation. The firefight continues, resulting in further casualties and the escape of Dilshad Ahmed and Javed Ali.

13 September 2008 L-18, Batla House, Delhi
3

National backlash over the encounter

In the aftermath, sections of the media and politicians condemn the Delhi Police and label the operation a fake encounter. The public demands accountability for the students killed during the raid.

Following 13 September 2008 Delhi
4

Sanjay's PTSD and hallucinations

Sanjay begins showing signs of post-traumatic stress, frequently hallucinating about terrorists firing at him. His wife Nandita, a news anchor, decides to stand by him and helps keep him grounded through the crisis.

Post-encounter period Delhi
5

Search for the missing Dilshad and Javed

Sanjay leads a renewed search to locate the missing Dilshad Ahmed and Javed Ali. He learns that one of them is hiding in Nizampur, Uttar Pradesh. The police commissioner hints that Sanjay will be awarded for the encounter and should celebrate.

Some weeks after the encounter Nizampur, Uttar Pradesh
6

Attempt to arrest Dilshad thwarted by politicians

Sanjay locates Dilshad and gives pursuit, but as he closes in, politicians and the public intervene, forcing Dilshad to escape while Sanjay is unable to arrest him.

Following discovery Nizampur
7

Award and Nepal plan

After receiving the President Medal, Sanjay resumes the hunt and uses Dilshad's girlfriend Victoria alias Huma to draw him to Nepal, continuing the pursuit with his officers.

Post-award period Nepal
8

The Nepal operation: van plan and misdirection

Sanjay and his team travel to Nepal and stage a plan to pick up Dilshad with a van. Dilshad dispatches someone else to check for threats, and Sanjay realizes neither is in the van and orders it to flee to avoid a trap.

During operation Nepal
9

Dilshad is arrested in Nepal

Upon the van's supposed arrival in Nepal, Dilshad is intercepted, detained, and arrested by Sanjay and his team.

Next day in Nepal Nepal
10

Court proceedings begin

The court proceedings begin as the opposing lawyer Shailesh Arya counters Sanjay's truth with a parallel narrative of fake encounters, challenging the police's version of events.

Court proceedings begin Delhi court
11

Sanjay's testimony and the real shootout

Sanjay presents evidence that his officers had been watching the students and identified them as IM operatives. The trial shows the real shootout: KK Singh and his team engaging during the students' fire, and KK's death is used to argue that no officer dies in a fake encounter.

During trial Delhi court
12

Verdict: terrorists sentenced; one escapes

The court sentences two terrorists to life imprisonment, while the remaining operative manages to escape the country. The verdict is presented as vindication of the encounter's credibility.

Verdict delivered Delhi court
13

Post-verdict media skepticism

Despite the court ruling, sections of the media continue to oppose the ruling and question the police's actions, keeping public debate alive about the events in Delhi.

Post-verdict Delhi
14

2016 confession video cementing credibility

A 2016 video surfaces featuring Javed's confession about how he escaped the encounter and later joined ISIS, lending credibility to the police's account of the events.

2016

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